Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4
पुरुषाकारो भगवानुताहो तपसः फलात् । कस्य गोत्रे समुत्पन्नः कस्य देवोऽभवद्वशी
puruṣākāro bhagavānutāho tapasaḥ phalāt | kasya gotre samutpannaḥ kasya devo'bhavadvaśī
ഭഗവാൻ മനുഷ്യാകാരം ധരിച്ചതോ—അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അത് തപസ്സിന്റെ ഫലമോ? അദ്ദേഹം ഏത് ഗോത്രത്തിൽ ജനിച്ചു, ആരുടെ ഭക്തിവശത്താൽ ആ ദേവൻ വശനായിത്തീർന്നു?
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Āditya-avatāra-sthāna on Narmadā (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya
Scene: A questioning moment: the listener asks how Sūrya took human form, from what tapas, in which gotra/lineage, and who was the devotee whose worship made the deity accessible; the sage prepares to answer.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma frames divine manifestation as responsive to tapas and devotion, inviting inquiry into lineage, discipline, and grace.
The setting remains the Revā/Narmadā region; the verse itself is interrogative and does not name the exact tīrtha yet.
Tapas (austerity) is referenced as a causal spiritual practice, though no specific vow is detailed here.